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Lobby group agree to abandon Left (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

campaign

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(Other definitions for campaign that I've seen before include "Crusase, drive" , "Electioneer" , "(E.g. military, political) project" , "offensive" , "In election period" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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